Chocolate & Coffee Ice Cream Sams

There is this darling popsicle and ice cream stand near one of our beaches that sells these very special, homemade (read: expensive) goodies. They make a dairy-free and gluten-free ice cream sandwich that I think about nearly every day. I made this version with just regular flour and ice cream because I believe that is what suits most of you, but the dairy-free and gluten-free swaps are quite easy. For dairy-free, use an Earth Balance or Miyoko’s butter in the cookies and a dairy-free ice cream; I prefer the cashew-based ice creams, as they seem to be the least icy.

These make pretty large sandwiches, but the cookies are thin. You could make minis with just a tablespoon of dough and get closer to 20 smaller sandwiches.